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Watching movies do move me a little most of the time. Had a chance to catch 300 on sun evening. here are some simple thoughts I had. The warrior king showed me the gutso,courage, and what they mean by earning respect. A leader with wit,courage and strength. The sad truth is that he actually know he’s going to lead them to death eventually. For a worthy cause as in the end, as I read on websites, this little battle, sparked off a bigger war to resist persians that had intent to conquer the greeks. A catalyst to spark off fight for freedom.

The vision of his (so said of him in the show) to sacifice for a noble cause was commendable yet tragic. Remembered he was saying to a guy who betrayed them and brought to the team’s downfall that," may he live long." Heros usually die young and the cowards live long. So is there a need for heros out there??? I think there’s a need, as they will leave a legacy. However, there’s always a choice to be a living legacy.

The last point was the impressive discipline,resilience and brillance the troops showed even though they were outnumbered. 300 vs few hundred thousand. Unthinkable and crazy, yet, with all the qualities, they held on for at least 3 days. It confirmed that working as a close-knitted team has always worked in the past, in the present and many times to come. A lot of things were accomplished by great teams as compared to great things done by a great person. 

The one potent combination it showed was the great leader plus a great team can move mountains and overcome adversity. Very enlightening and re-affirms my beliefs on certain issues.

While my current situation at work isn’t as bad as what the guy faced in 300, I do worry as what he does throughout the show.I had been sleepless somehow for the past few days.(had even simple contradication of wining a team’s full respect vs just letting things flow automatically) The show had somehow made me see some light,and I can’t never match a lot of great leaders, I think I will find a way out for my current dwindling team by believing. hope to sleep a bit better tonight…. and no, I’m no hero here…just a simple man trying his best at work.

For those who don’t know, I had been down with a bout of flu for the past 3 days. What I’m really grateful over the past 3 days was the help and care my family and friends showered on me. First, was my friend who was agreeable to help me do my camp duty last minute due to my sickness. Next was my mum and dad who took care of me first by picking me up from the bathroom when I blacked out (I didn’t know till they woke me up).Then my mum cooked all the porridge that aided my recovery and medical advice my dad sought from his friend. Without the food and care, I think I won’t have recovered so fast.

My gf was also down with fever and flu at her workplace. I think she’s equally grateful to her friends on the ship that took care of her over the past few days.

Really sometimes, without family and friends, life can be so miserable. Kudos to my family and friends (her family and friends too) for being there for us when we needed support.

Cheers,

HM